Intake Quality Assurance

Greencore Group; Wisbech; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Paid breaks

Free car parking

Greencore qualifications

Job summary

Greencore Wisbech is recruiting a Quality Assurance Intake Operative to ensure raw materials, ingredients and packaging meet strict food safety and quality standards before entering the manufacturing process.

You will work with Intake, Warehouse, Production and Technical teams to perform inspections, temperature checks and documentation, maintaining traceability and reporting any non-conformances to protect product quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing, warehouse intake, QA or technical environment.
• Understanding of food safety, quality standards and GMP.
• Attention to detail and ability to log accurate records.
• Temperature control, product traceability and allergen management.
• Able to work in a fast-paced chilled environment.
• Good communication and raise quality concerns when standards are not met.
• Collaborate with Intake, Warehouse, Production, Technical and other departments.
• Organised, reliable and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Willing to learn and develop in Technical and QA functions.

Responsibilities

• Carry out quality and food safety checks on incoming raw materials, ingredients and packaging.
• Inspect incoming deliveries to meet quality, appearance, temperature and specification standards.
• Perform temperature checks on incoming chilled and frozen goods within required limits.
• Check product labelling, use-by dates, batch codes and traceability information.
• Review deliveries against product specifications and identify discrepancies.
• Maintain intake inspection records and quality documentation.
• Identify, report and escalate non-conforming or damaged materials.
• Support management of rejected or quarantined stock.
• Collaborate with Warehouse, Intake, Production, Technical and Supply Chain to resolve quality issues.
• Carry out product sampling and quality assessments as required.
• Maintain GMP, hygiene and food safety standards in intake and storage areas.
• Ensure HACCP, allergen controls, food safety and Health & Safety procedures are followed.
• Assist with supplier quality investigations and internal audits.
• Support full product traceability throughout manufacturing.
• Promote a positive food safety and quality culture on site.
• Assist continuous improvement to reduce quality issues in intake.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Food safety

GMP

Temperature control

Documentation

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

B Shift | 4 on, 4 off | 07:00-19:00

£14.67 per hour

£350 REFER A FRIEND SCHEME

PAID BREAKS

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.

Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion, from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between.

In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food, both our own and from trusted partners, to thousands of stores every day.

Here at Greencore Wisbech, we have a team of 525 colleagues and manufacture premium chilled ready-to-cook meals for major retailers such as Sainsbury's, Aldi and Co-op.

What you'll be doing:

As a Quality Assurance (QA) Intake Operative, you will play an essential role in ensuring that all raw materials, ingredients and packaging arriving on site meet our strict food safety, quality and customer standards before being accepted into the manufacturing process.

Working closely with our Intake, Warehouse, Production and Technical teams, you will be responsible for completing incoming goods inspections, carrying out quality checks and ensuring all products meet the required specifications.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out quality and food safety checks on incoming raw materials, ingredients and packaging to ensure they meet Greencore and customer requirements.

• Inspecting incoming deliveries to ensure products meet the required quality, appearance, temperature, condition and specification standards.

• Completing temperature checks on incoming chilled and frozen goods, ensuring products are received within the required limits.

• Checking product labelling, use-by dates, batch codes and traceability information to ensure accuracy and compliance.

• Reviewing incoming deliveries against relevant product specifications and identifying any discrepancies.

• Completing accurate intake inspection records, quality documentation and system updates.

• Identifying, reporting and escalating any non-conforming or damaged raw materials and packaging to the appropriate teams.

• Supporting the management of rejected or quarantined stock, ensuring products are appropriately identified and controlled.

• Working closely with Warehouse, Intake, Production, Technical and Supply Chain teams to investigate and resolve quality concerns.

• Carrying out product sampling and quality assessments when required.

• Monitoring and maintaining high standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), hygiene and food safety within intake and storage areas.

• Ensuring all procedures relating to HACCP, allergen controls, food safety, quality and Health & Safety are followed.

• Supporting investigations into supplier quality issues and reporting any recurring concerns.

• Assisting with internal audits, traceability exercises and Technical activities when required.

• Helping to maintain accurate records to support full product traceability throughout the manufacturing process.

• Promoting a positive food safety and quality culture across the site.

• Supporting continuous improvement activities to help reduce quality issues and maintain high standards within the intake process.

What we're looking for:

To be successful in this role, we're looking for someone who:

• Ideally has previous experience within a food manufacturing, warehouse intake, Quality Assurance or Technical environment.

• Has a good understanding of food safety, quality standards and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

• Has excellent attention to detail and can identify when incoming materials do not meet the required standards.

• Is confident completing quality checks, inspections, paperwork and accurate records.

• Understands the importance of temperature control, product traceability and allergen management.

• Is comfortable working in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, including chilled areas.

• Has good communication skills and is confident raising concerns when quality or food safety standards are not met.

• Can work effectively with Intake, Warehouse, Production, Technical and other departments.

• Is organised, reliable and able to manage different priorities throughout the shift.

• Has a proactive approach to food safety, quality and continuous improvement.

• Is comfortable using computer systems and completing electronic or paper-based documentation.

• Is willing to learn and develop their knowledge within the Technical and Quality Assurance function.

• Can work independently while also contributing positively to the wider team.

What you'll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits

• Holidays

• Competitive matched pension contributions

• Life insurance up to 4x salary

• Company share save scheme

• Greencore Qualifications

• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

• Free car parking

• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to help you build your skills, develop your knowledge and progress your career within the business.

Join our team at Greencore Wisbech and help us ensure that only the highest-quality ingredients and materials enter our manufacturing process, supporting our commitment to delivering safe, high-quality food to our customers every day.